Why is technology so important to students and how will it help them succeed in today’s society? Many people may ask this question because education in many ways is different today than it was fifty plus years ago. The answer to the question isn’t always so obvious either. However‚ the plain and simple truth is that today’s world has changed. No longer is memorization of facts and figures the goal. To keep up with our ever changing global community with all its complexities‚ students must learn to
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Why Customer Retention Is So Important Good customer retention is vital to any organization because a slight reduction (5%) in the customer defection rate has a disproportionately positive effect on profitability (depending on the cost of acquisition‚ ranging between 25 and 80 %!). Companies with high retention also grow faster. However‚ customers can only be retained if they are loyal and motivated to resist competition. When customers are merely satisfied with the service they receive they may
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Parents are the best teachers. There are many reasons‚ why I agree with the parents are the best teachers. Before explaining the reasons is important to say that‚ I consider parents: the mother and the father‚ but in some cases‚ in some families‚ the parents are the grandfathers or other parent like as aunt‚ uncle‚ also brothers or sisters‚ while I talk about the parents you considerer theses members of the family. You can find teachers around yours‚ in the schools‚ companies‚ streets‚ supermarkets
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the fact that solidarity was the way to success. Did having straight A’s and immense power in the class rankings define success? No‚ I believe that connecting with your peers‚ teachers‚ even the cafeteria staff was the true definition of success
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“This is happening to me” (115). Montag is confused of the fact that they are standing in front of his house‚ going to burn it‚ he understands why this is happening to him‚ but he doesn’t understand who told Captain Beatty about the books that Montag had in his possession‚ he thought about Mildred‚ and her friends that he had read the poem to‚ and he was correct. "What a dreadful surprise‚" said Beatty. "For everyone nowadays knows‚ absolutely is certain‚ that nothing will ever happen to me
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Healthy relationships can benefit a person in many ways‚ making it important for all of us to work to maintain our relationships. Healthy relationships need the elements of honesty‚ trust‚ and open communication ‚ and be there and support that person. In this paragraph I will explain how trust is key to a relationship with anyone. Let’s say I was friends with person A‚ and I told them a secret‚ then person A just went and told my business to others. Personally‚ I would not consider them a friend
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Academic Performance Teachers spend time preparing children to learn academic skills by creating lesson plans‚ classwork and homework assignments. Parents try to make sure their children complete homework assignments‚ turn them in on time and sometimes provide academic enrichment through after-school tutoring and learning games. Teachers and parents‚ however‚ can have a different understanding of who is responsible for ensuring that a child excels at school. According to ECAP Collaborative‚ the
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Ten Characteristics of a Good Teacher BY PATRICIA MILLER This article was first published in Volume 25‚ No. 1 (1987). From time to time during the 15 years I have been working in the field of English language teaching and training‚ I have put myself in the position of language learner rather than teacher. In addition to enjoying language study and finding the process fascinating‚ I find it beneficial to view the process through the eyes of a student. Even though I have felt at odds with
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In a relationship‚ what makes it work is often not what you normally believe. For example‚ the romantic type of people tend to think that spicing things up can make the relationship fresh. In reality‚ however‚ predictability is what actually works. In this article‚ I am about to share with you 7 methods which are guaranteed to make your relationship more viable. First‚ let’s talk about predictability as mentioned above. Although going to a new restaurant or giving a surprise gift can often add flavor
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The poem "Why Are Your Poems So Dark" by Linda Pastan exposes that no matter who you are‚ darkness will always be prevalent in your life. She does this by using an evident contrast between light and dark throughout the entire poem. Of major note in this contrast are the speaker’s point of view‚ Biblical allusion‚ and rhetorical questions. One of the biggest contributors to the overall theme of the poem is the author’s use of point of view. The point of view in the poem is second person. Pastan
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